Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 459 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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